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[https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-023-01511-4](https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-023-01511-4)  \n(2023) 20:119  \nInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity  \nRESEARCH Open Access  \nExploring the design and utility of an  integrated web-based chatbot for young  \nadults to support healthy eating: a qualitative study  \nLee M Ashton 1,2,3, Marc TP Adam4,5, Megan Whatnall 1,4, Megan E Rollo6, Tracy L Burrows 1,4, Vibeke Hansen7 and Clare E Collins 1,4*  \nAbstract  \nBackground There is a lack of understanding of the potential utility of a chatbot integrated into a website to support healthy eating among young adults. Therefore, the aim was to interview key informants regarding potential utility and design of a chatbot to: (1) increase young adults’ return rates and engagement with a purpose-built healthy eating website and,(2) improve young adults’ diet quality.  \nMethods Eighteen qualitative, semi-structured interviews were conducted across three stakeholder groups: (i) experts in dietary behaviour change in young adults (n = 6),(ii) young adult users of a healthy eating website (n = 7), and (iii) experts in chatbot design (n = 5) . Interview questions were guided by a behaviour change framework and a template analysis was conducted using NVivo.  \nResults Interviewees identified three potential roles of a chatbot for supporting healthy eating in young adults; R1: improving healthy eating knowledge and facilitating discovery, R2: reducing time barriers related to healthy eating, R3: providing support and social engagement. To support R1, the following features were suggested: F1: chatbot generated recommendations and F2: triage to website information or externally (e. g., another website) to address current user needs. For R2, suggested features included F3: nudge or behavioural prompts at critical moments and F4: assist users to navigate healthy eating websites. Finally, to support R3 interviewees recommended the following features: F5: enhance interactivity, F6: offer useful anonymous support, F7: facilitate user connection with content in meaningful ways and F8: outreach adjuncts to website (e. g., emails) . Additional ‘general’ chatbot features included authenticity, personal isation and effective and strategic development, while the preferred chatbot style and language included tailoring (e. g., age and gender), with a positive and professional tone. Finally, the preferred chatbot message subjects included training (e. g., would you like to see a video to make this recipe?), enablement (e. g., healthy eating doesn’t need to be expensive, we’ve created a budget meal plan, want to see?) and education or informative approaches (e. g.,“Did you know bananas are high in potassium which can aid in reducing blood pressure?”) .  \n*Correspondence:  \nClare E Collins [clare.collins@newcastle.edu.au](clare.collins@newcastle.edu.au)  \nFull list of author information is available at the end of the article  \n© The Author(s) 2023. Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit [http://creativecommons.org/l](http://creativecommons.org/l)icenses/by/4.0/. 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